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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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"Buy any book you want."
If someone says, "Buy any book you want.", do I have to buy only one book? Or can I buy every one I want? But I know that "Any child can do it" means "Every child can do it." That is why I am confused now. Please help me out again. Happy New Year.
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" = Pick out one book. " = Pick out several books (one or more). " = There is no limit on the number of books..
- " = Pick out one book.
- " = Pick out several books (one or more).
- " = There is no limit on the number of books..
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"Buy any book you want." = Pick out one book.
"Buy any books you want." = Pick out several books (one or more).
"Buy all the books you want." = There is no limit on the number of books..
"Buy any books you want." = Pick out several books (one or more).
"Buy all the books you want." = There is no limit on the number of books..
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Thank you so much. That is so clear and is this "Any child can do it" means "Every child can do it." right? Because in the end, any child can mean every child in the sentence, right? Thank you again.
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"Any child can do it.
Get all the children in the world together. Pick one child. That child can do it.
"Every child can do it.
Get all the children in the world together. Ask them to do it. All of them can do it.
Get all the children in the world together. Pick one child. That child can do it.
"Every child can do it.
Get all the children in the world together. Ask them to do it. All of them can do it.
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Thank you so much, so can we not say that the meanings are similar or the same?
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AnonymousThank you so much, so can we not say that the meanings are similar or the same?Yes, in that the end result is the same. However, the mental process that gets to that result is different.
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